Recent updates for Chrome and Safari have auto-disabled Flash, which at this time is required for most audio and video players to work at cbc.ca. You should also have the most up-to-date version of Flash installed, which you can find here.

Apple released Safari 14 yesterday and it has begun to roll out to users (I got my notification earlier today). Apple dropped support for Flash Player in Safari 14, due to Flash Player's upcoming end-of-life at the end of the year. How to unblock plug-ins in Mac OS X Safari. UPDATE: Adobe will end support for Adobe Flash on 31 December 2020, which should mean fewer cases of malware being disguised as the Flash Player.

Enabling Flash in Chrome

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To enable Flash for all websites, open your Chrome browser and type chrome://settings/content or chrome://settings/content/flash in the address bar, then press enter. Then on the Content Settings page, scroll down to Flash and select the button next to 'Allow sites to run Flash'

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1. Type chrome://plugins in your address bar. You will see the following screen:

How to Enable Flash in Apple Safari: Open the website you want to enable flash on. From the menu bar, choose Safari and then Preferences. Select the Websites tab and then underneath Plug-ins, ensure that the box next to Adobe Flash Player is selected. Once selected you will see a list of websites. How to activate Adobe Flash Player The Adobe Flash Player is a now obsolete plugin: it is not compatible with mobile devices, it slows down the loading of Web pages and consumes a lot of energy.

2. Navigate to the section labelled 'Adobe Flash Player' and make sure that the link below in blue reads 'Disable' and the box next to 'Always allowed to run' is checked. Note: Clicking 'Disable' will disable your Flash, so unless it reads 'Enable,' you do not need to click it. If the box next to 'Always allowed to run' is not checked, you will need to make sure it is checked for Flash to be enabled.

3. Navigate to the audio or video player you were using.

Enabling Flash in Safari

1. Open Safari and select Safari, then Preferences

2. Click the Security tab. Ensure that Enable JavaScript and Allow Plug-ins are selected. Click Plug-in Settings.

3. Select Adobe Flash Player

From the When visiting other websites menu, choose On, and then click Done.

4. For each website appearing in Currently Open Websites, choose On in the menu on the right. Click 'Done' to save changes.

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5. Navigate to the audio or video player you were using.

Enabling Flash in Firefox

For Mac OS

1. Select Firefox, then Tools and then Add-ons

2. Select Plugins

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3. In the list of Add-ons, locate Shockwave Flash (this is the Flash Player) and review what appears to the right of the plug-in name.

4. Set to 'Always Activate' and close the window.

5. Navigate to the audio or video player you were using.

For Windows

1. Select Firefox, then Tools and then Add-ons

2. Select Plugins

3. In the list of Add-ons, locate Shockwave Flash (this is the Flash Player) and review what appears to the right of the plug-in name.

4. Set to 'Always Activate' and close the window.

5. Navigate to the audio or video player you were using.